Morocco's difficulties over its fisheries and agriculture agreements have prompted it to strengthen its negotiating team in its dealings with the European Union. It has turned to Scandinavian consultancy Rud Pedersen and the Belgian lawyer Sébastien Gubel, both of whom have excellent connections in Brussels, to better defend its commercial interests.
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Diplomacy 
The French energy and telecoms giant is struggling to maintain its subcontracting work with oil companies in Africa. It has been directly accused of responsibility for the deadly fire on the Becuna platform in Gabon in March and faces other problems elsewhere in the wider region.
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Energy The financial package this time involves $282m from the massive subsidy lines for petroleum products designed to keep pump prices in check.
For the second time this year, Nigeria's national oil company has turned to the oil trading houses to help it find fresh funds. Following the criticism generated by the first operation, however, it has been more discreet about the new one.
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Energy The new Africa-Russia-Eurasia Chamber of Commerce and Investment is making plans to hold its first summit in Dakar after opening this year in June.
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Business 
Kenyan parliamentarians are due to look into the tax situation and commercial practices of the US satellite internet provider founded by Elon Musk, which arrived in the country last year and has disrupted a market dominated by Safaricom.
The London-based organisation has asked Yoweri Museveni's administration for permission to visit the politician, but has received no positive response to date.
Andry Rajoelina suspended the ilmenite megaproject in 2019 under pressure from local communities, but this time it enjoys solid local support.
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Mining 
Algerian authorities are trying to reassure South Korean companies unimpressed with the performance of their investments.
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Business Two men are competing to take charge of the FTF next month. Whoever prevails will have to tackle the serious financial problems facing the federation, which is currently under FIFA supervision. He will also have to find a new manager despite budgetary constraints.
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